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The Ravens: The Men Who Flew in America's Secret War in Laos
by Robbins, Christopher
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- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0517566125
- ISBN 13
- 9780517566121
- Seller
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About This Item
Crown, 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. As New copy in Fine dust jacket. First printing of stated first edition with full number line. Pages, covers and jacket are crisp, intact and unmarked; light wear to dust jacket. 420 pages with Chronology, Notes, Glossary, Bibliography and Index. Ilustrated in three sectioins of B/W photographic plates, map endpapers. Drawing on materials that were, until recently, classified, this account depicts the intense air war fought over Laos and profiles the "Ravens," the pilots who risked their lives in this little-known field of war.
Synopsis
"While America and the rest of the world watched the Vietnam war on television, a handful of elite Air Force pilots, wearing anything but uniforms and piloting unarmored, small, prop-driven aircraft, fought a secret war..." in "the other theater - a small nation called Laos, next door to Vietnam, bordered by the Ho Chi Minh Trail..."
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- Bookseller
- Modern First Editions Boston
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001657
- Title
- The Ravens: The Men Who Flew in America's Secret War in Laos
- Author
- Robbins, Christopher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0517566125
- ISBN 13
- 9780517566121
- Publisher
- Crown
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Pages
- 420
- Keywords
- Military History, Air Force, Laos, Vietnam, Asian History
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Modern First Editions Boston
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Boston, Massachusetts
About Modern First Editions Boston
Growing collection of 900 + books, mostly from 60s, 70s and 80s. Vast majority of books are first editions, many of them first printings and signed. All books are from a private collection and are being sold now for the first time.Unless noted otherwise: books are without marks, original prices are not clipped and there are no former library books.Please contact me directly for commission free sales.
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